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The Old Ones are still with us...Six short stories of encounters with forgotten deities, demi-gods and otherworldly beings.The Piper at the Back Gate a woman discovers a primeval forest beyond her night time garden and waiting there is someone from her childhood days.The Wild Hunt a wakeful woman joins the hunt first as prey, then as hunter, in a frozen land millennia ago.Snag a man meets a strange girl who seems to know all about everyone, to great effect.Snuggle as a premature baby lies hovering between life and death, a girl sits spinning wool in the hospital foyer.Snip an arrogant young man fights a battle with post-operative infection and his conscience.The Faery Trees an angry child discovers why you should never fall asleep beneath the elder trees.
The Old Ones are still with us...Six short stories of encounters with forgotten deities, demi-gods and otherworldly beings.The Piper at the Back Gate a woman discovers a primeval forest beyond her night time garden and waiting there is someone from her childhood days.The Wild Hunt a wakeful woman joins the hunt first as prey, then as hunter, in a frozen land millennia ago.Snag a man meets a strange girl who seems to know all about everyone, to great effect.Snuggle as a premature baby lies hovering between life and death, a girl sits spinning wool in the hospital foyer.Snip an arrogant young man fights a battle with post-operative infection and his conscience.The Faery Trees an angry child discovers why you should never fall asleep beneath the elder trees.
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